Tobacco Quality Questions

[CzechCzar]

Tobacco quality varies dramatically across products, I have heard. Cigarettes use the lowest quality tobacco, pipes use the medium quality tobacco, and cigars use the highest quality tobacco. What type of tobacco is snus made of?

Now, I know that Swedish Match always claim that they use the highest-quality tobaccos, but I am dubious. Doesn't snus normally contain stems? After all, this is why we have premium, Kardus-type snuses. Also, I would think that snus would be even more expensive if it used only the best tobacco, because there would be significant amounts of hand-selection involved in choosing the tobacco leaves.

I would be particularly interested in hearing from an insider, like GN or Rick Charles...

[lxskllr]

Best is subjective, and it depends on what you're making. AFAIK, there's no tier system with tobacco. A premium cigarette tobacco would likely make a crappy snus.

[GN Tobacco Sweden AB]

Tobacco quality varies dramatically across products, I have heard. Cigarettes use the lowest quality tobacco, pipes use the medium quality tobacco, and cigars use the highest quality tobacco. What type of tobacco is snus made of?

Now, I know that Swedish Match always claim that they use the highest-quality tobaccos, but I am dubious. Doesn't snus normally contain stems? After all, this is why we have premium, Kardus-type snuses. Also, I would think that snus would be even more expensive if it used only the best tobacco, because there would be significant amounts of hand-selection involved in choosing the tobacco leaves.

I would be particularly interested in hearing from an insider, like GN or Rick Charles...

We do not use stem , buddy ? Are you impressed ? I think so - our tobacco at list part of them coming from US, South Africa , Guatemala .....

[CzechCzar]

I am impressed, actually!

We do not use stem , buddy ? Are you impressed ? I think so - our tobacco at list part of them coming from US, South Africa , Guatemala .....